Tropical Data publications
Below you can find a list of all Tropical Data related or supported publications.
International:
International:
- Tropical Data: Approach and Methodology as Applied to Trachoma Prevalence Surveys
- Tropical Data: supporting health ministries worldwide to conduct high-quality trachoma surveys (methods editorial)
- Comparison of platforms for testing antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis antigens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Togo
- Conjunctival Scarring, Corneal Pannus, and Herbert's Pits in Adolescent Children in Trachoma-endemic populations of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
- Explaining the continuing high prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis unknown to the health system in evaluation units: a mixed methods explanatory study in four trachoma-endemic countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania)
- Exploring water, sanitation, and hygiene coverage targets for reaching and sustaining trachoma elimination: G-computation analysis
- Gender differences in the surgical management of trachomatous trichiasis: an exploratory analysis of global trachoma survey data, 2015–2019
- Harnessing photography and image recognition technology to aid in the elimination of trachoma
- Impact of Personal Protective Equipment on the clarity of vision amongst trachoma survey graders and trichiasis surgeons in the context of COVID-19
- Lessons from the Field: Integrated survey methodologies for neglected tropical diseases
- The Importance of Failure: How Doing Impact Surveys That Fail Saves Trachoma Programs Money
- Trichiasis with and without tarsal conjunctival scarring: A multi-country observational study
- Using model-based geostatistics for assessing the elimination of trachoma
Serology:
- Characterizing trachoma elimination using serology
- Global Trachoma Serosurveillance Study Group. Design considerations for incorporating serological monitoring into trachoma prevalence surveys
Geostatistical:
- Understanding the impact of covariates for trachoma prevalence prediction using geostatistical methods
- Using Model-Based Geostatistics to Refine Population-Based Estimates of Trachoma Prevalence: Update from a Technical Consultation
Afghanistan
Benin
Brazil
- Trachoma prevalence surveys in 15 indigenous and non-indigenous evaluation units in Brazil, 2018–2023
- Population Prevalence of Trachoma in Nine Rural Non-Indigenous Evaluation Units of Brazil
Burundi
Cameroon
Cote d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
- Model-based geostatistics enables more precise estimates of neglected tropical-disease prevalence in elimination settings: mapping trachoma prevalence in Ethiopia
- Prevalence of Trachoma in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, after Implementation of the SAFE Strategy: Results of Four Population-Based Surveys
- Prevalence of Trachoma After Three Rounds of Antibiotic Mass Drug Administration in 13 Woredas of Gambella Region, Ethiopia
- Prevalence of Trachoma after Implementation of Trachoma Elimination Interventions in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: Results of Impact Surveys in 131 Evaluation Units Covering 139 Districts
- Prevalence of Trachoma in Pre-validation Surveillance Surveys in 11 Evaluation Units (Covering 12 Districts) in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: Results from 2018−2020
- Prevalence of Trachoma from 66 Impact Surveys in 52 Woredas of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' and Sidama Regions of Ethiopia, 2017–2019
- Prevalence of trachoma in Somali region, Ethiopia: results from trachoma impact surveys in 50 woredas
- Trachoma Impact Survey Results from 31 Woredas in Tigray Region Ethiopia
Gambia
Guinea
Kenya
- Impact of evidence-based programmatic adaptations in addressing the persistence and recrudescence of trachoma in Kajiado County, Kenya
- Progress Towards Elimination of Trachoma in Kenya 2017–2020
- Prevalence of Trachomatous Trichiasis in Ten Evaluation Units of Embu and Kitui Counties, Kenya
Kiribati
- Changes in trachoma indicators in Kiribati with two rounds of azithromycin mass drug administration, measured in serial population-based surveys
- Testing for Antibodies to Four Parasites in Residual Blood Specimens from Trachoma Surveys in Kiribati
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nauru
Nigeria
- Progress towards the elimination of trachoma in Nigeria
- Baseline Prevalence of Trachoma in 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State, North East Nigeria
- Baseline Prevalence of Trachoma in 13 Local Government Areas of Borno State, Nigeria
- Prevalence of Trachoma following Implementation of the SAFE Strategy in Three Local Government Areas of Taraba State, North Eastern Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Peru
- Association of vision impairment and blindness with socioeconomic status in adults 50 years and older from Alto Amazonas, Peru
- Discrepancy between active trachoma and tests of chlamydial infection in Alto Amazonas, Peru
- Prevalence of and factors associated with childhood anaemia in remote villages of the Peruvian Amazon: a cross-sectional study and geospatial analysis
Solomon Islands
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Yemen
Zambia
- Assessing trachoma elimination progress in districts with persistent trachoma, Western Province, Zambia
- Does persistent active trachoma mandate antibiotic mass drug administration? A comparison of prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular with that of conjunctival infection and anti-chlamydial antibodies, Western Province, Zambia